Photo credit by batega via flickr. In its early days, Barcelona’s Bicing seemed like an unparalleled success . With 400 stations and 3,000 of the squat, burly red-and-white bikes stationed around the city, Bicing quickly became part of Barcelona’s big city atmosphere and was enthusiastically received by inhabitants. But after five years, something scary started to happen, in addition to the vandalism and
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When Bike Sharing Falters (and Why We Can’t Let It)
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Images via Tina Sparkles Electronic clothing is something that continually fascinates some designers. From circuit board boxers to keyboard purses to blinking bicycling sweaters , there’s just something about turning electronics into fashion. But Tina Sparkles does it w… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Joe Plommer/ The Mule Bar Girls April may believe we need more girls on bikes , but there is no doubt that gender politics and cycling can be an explosive mix. When I wrote about podium girls—or the practice of bike races employing female cyclists to look pretty and kiss men —the response from our readers was mixed to say the least. Some felt it was just part of the culture, others fe… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Female Cyclists Demand Respect, and Kisses from Hot Men
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Photo credit Kiwi Flickr . Cars make you fat . That’s more or less the message noted researcher John Pucher has tirelessly delivered, making the case for cycling and walking – “active transportation” – as a way for cities to deal with creeping obesity rates and climbing health costs. Now, in a new analysis of U.S., European, and Australian cities, Pucher and his colleagues press the point home even a little further by showing that cities with the highest percentage of trips by foot and by bike have the lowest le… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Bike-Happy, Ped-Friendly Cities Less Obese
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Like American cities, Toronto is taxed-starved to the point that a couple of years ago it couldn’t find $75K to save its community yellow bike system. But its gotta be, as a former mayor used to say, “World Class”, so if Paris and London and Montreal have bike share systems, so does Toronto. It is bringing Montreal’s Bixi system to town, or a small portion thereof. Since Toronto can’t even pay for civic amenities like garbage cans and bus shelters, let alone bike share systems, it will be sponsored, in this case by the… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Toronto Gets Bixi Bike System, Sponsored by Dutch Bank ING
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Image credit: UNEP I asked before why so many people hate environmentalists , and concluded that it might have something to do with green living as passive aggressive preaching , disasterbation , not to mention the ever-familiar but oh-so-annoying
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Image credit: SocialBicycles Whether we are talking about grassroots “peer2peer” bike rental , or multi-million dollar public bike share schemes , there’s no doubt that these initiatives are revolutionizing the way we think about mobility in many cities. But managing access to bikes can be an expensive headache. Luckily, the rise of mobile computing is helping out here too. One proposed scheme is looking to take wirele… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Can GPS Slash Costs of Bike Sharing Schemes? (Video)
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Image credit: Cycle London London’s new bike rental scheme , like Paris’ velib scheme before it , may be a huge hit. But there’s a young upstart on the block that is looking to offer an alternative to these large-scale schemes—and it says it can make ordinary bike owners some money in the process. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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"Peer 2 Peer" Rental Challenges London’s New Bike Share Scheme?
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Image via The Red Ferret Journal Sticking solar cells on bikes for supplemental power is not exactly new, but the idea is finally finding more fashionable forms. Well, sort of. This small bag fits onto handle bars or the bike bar for gathering a charge while riding. It doesn’t directly charge anything in particular, like safety lights, but that could be a boon for riders who want to gather energy for more than just their bike accessories. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Solar Powered Bike Bags for Energy Savvy Cyclists
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This oil painting by Vita Di Milano is from “Women and Wheels” dedicated, according to the artist, to “women’s freedom from the dogmas and the doctrines of religion.” Female cyclists have a hard enough time – we are generally a bit more safety-conscious and reticent when it comes to getting out on city streets , and the athletic among us who do fearlessly dive into bike racing and other cycling sports do so with less support or acknowledgment from the rest of the sporting world than men cyclists get. So … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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